Medal holder



may 15, 1923.

A. MAURER MEDAL HOLDER Filed Nov. 15 1921 1 I INVENTOR A TTORNEYI Patented May ltd, 1923. I

ALBERT IEAUBEE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MEDAL HOLDER.

Application filed November 15, 1921. Serial No, 515,214.

T 0 all whom itmag concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT Manner, a citizen of the United States. residing in the borough and county of Bronx, city. and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lvIedal Holders, of which the following; is a speci fication.

My invention relates to devices for conveniently and detachably securing metals or badges, such as military medals and the like, to the coat or other garment of the wearer. Such medals are commonly scoured to a garment by a safety pin which extends through the ribbon carrying the medal. The bar which supports the medal is stiff and rigid, and, on account of the lugs to which the pin and catch are attached, protrudes at each. end outwardly from the garment at an awkward angle. Moreover, on account of the rigidness of the bar, the corners thereof are very aptto catch into the material of the garment and to fray and injure the same.

It is one of the aims of my inventionto provide a medal holder having an attractive appearance, and one which may be readily attached to or. be detached from a garment; and a medal holder upon which a medal or ribbon may be readily and securely placed. Further objects of my invention include the provision of a medal holder which will conform to the contour assumed by the garment and will lie flat thereagainst, and a medal holder which will not injure the garment. Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

In accordance with my invention, I pro vide a bar comprisin preferably, a thin strip of flexible material of a suitable wic th. On the rear of this strip I mount means whereby the bar may be detachably se cured to the garment of the wearer. For such means I may secure a plurality of threaded pins to the bar. These pins are adapted to be inserted through the garment. I supply a cap nut adapted to screw upon the inserted ends of the pins, the nuts be ing adapted, when screwed upon the pins, to bear against the inner surface of the garment to bind the same between the bar and the nut holding members. If the bar is short, 1' provide the bar with two pins, one adjacent each end, and if the bar is long enough to require it, in addition to the two end pins I provide a centrally located pin. By this means the bar may be readily and easily attached to or be detached from the garment, and since the bar is very flexible, it conforms at all times to the shape assumed by the garment. The ribbon to be worn is supported on this bar. The ribbon is preferably double and the bar inserted through the same. Although the above is the essence of the invention, a preferable embodiment may also include lugs for carrying: the threaded pins, leather reenforcing strips extending between the lugs to make the inner surfaces of the holder flat, and a cloth covering about the holder to give the and to hold the leather reenforcing strips in lace.

In order that a clearer understanding of my invention may be had, attention is hereby directed to the accompanying drawings forming part of this application and illustrating one possible embodiment of my in vention. In the drawings, Fig. 1 repre sents a front elevation of my device, beara medal and service ribbons, applied to coat; Fig. 2 a side plan view of the device as assembled, the garment and ribbon not being: shown, and portions of the de vice being broken away to more clearly show the construction; Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the device, certain parts being, broken away in order to more clearly show the construction; and Fig. 4 is a cross section taken on the line e'f.-%t of. Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, the medal holder comprises a bar 1 which, as shown, consists of a thin, fiat strip of flexible ma terial. Adjacent each end and at the middle of this strip I mount pins 2 extending at right angles to the bar 1 from the inner surface thereof. I preferably solder these pins in place in a flat block. of metal 3 as at 4, and then solder or otherwise secure the blocks 3 to the bar 1. The pins 2 are threaded as at 5 and are sharpened at their outer ends 6, so that they may be easily and readily inserted through a garment. In order to make" the inner surface of the holder flat, I provide strips 7 of flexible material and of a height equal. to the height of the plates 3 and extending from one plate to the other. I preferably employ leather for these strips 7 and secure the same on the bar by means of a suitable adhesive. In order to give the devloe a more finlshed appearance and to and same a more finished appearance are secured .in place thereon.

in securing the leather strip T'in place, and also to prevent direct contact between the metal of the device and a ribbon which is carried thereon, I cover the parts With cloth or the like. This cover may comprise a piece of muslin or similar material 8 folded about the device and secured in place by means of stitching, as at 9. The service ribbon or n1edal-carrying ribbon is adapted to be placed in encircling position about the holder, and it the ribbon is to be about the bar Where one of the pins 2 are located, the pin is caused to perforate and extend through the ribbon, thus securing the ribbon in place. The holder is applied to a garment 10 after the ribbons 11. and medal 12 To place the device upon a garment the nine 2 are inserted through the material of the coat 10 until they project beyond the inner surface thereof. I provide holding members 13 adapted to be screwed upon the protruding ends of the threaded pins 2. These holding members are adapted to bind against the garment on the inner side thereof and to bind the garment between the bar 1 and the holding members, thus securing the medal holder in place on the garment. I preferably construct holding members 13 in the form of a hollow hemisphere, the flat surface 14 having a threaded perforation to engage the threads 5 on the pins 2, and the curved portion 15 of the holding members forming a guard about the pointed ends 6 of the pins 2 to prevent these ends from sticking into the apparel or person of the wearer. Preferably I construct. holding members 13 by providing a circular fiat piece of metal having a central threaded perforation as at 16, and solder thereto a cap-shaped member 15.

A device soconstructed is very flexible and readily conforms to the shape of the garment at all times. My nolding means causes the holder to lie flat againstthe garment at all times, and prevents the edges of the holder "from engaging the material of the garment so asto cause inj urythereto.

As many changes may be made in the above construction. Without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above dc scription or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

lVhat I claim is In a medal holder, the combination of a flexiblebar for supporting a ribbon, seatir members for pine secured to said bar, pins secured .in said seating members, filler members secured to said bar between said seating members, a cloth covering secured about said bar and tiller members, and hoilOW holding members having a threaded perforation and adapted tobe screwed upon said pins, said pins being adapted to be inserted through a garment, and said holding members being adapted to bear against the inner surface of said garment, whereby said bar is detachably secured thereto.

This specification signed and witnessed this 7th day oi November, 1921.

ALBERT li-(IAURER.

Witnesses ANNA DATES, I. MoIN'rosH. 

